Shloka 28
Adhyāya 108 — Nimitta-darśana and Drona’s counsel amid Arjuna’s advance (निमित्तदर्शनं द्रोणोपदेशश्च)
पुत्रस्य तव तद् वाक््यं श्रुत्वा शल्य: प्रतापवान्
putrasya tava tad vākyaṃ śrutvā śalyaḥ pratāpavān
Sañjaya sprach: Als der tapfere Śalya, berühmt für seine Kraft, die Worte deines Sohnes vernommen hatte, erwiderte er.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how speech (vākya) can provoke consequential reactions in a war setting, where personal loyalty and political obligation often collide with ethical judgment; listening carefully and responding with discernment becomes a form of dharmic responsibility.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Śalya, a powerful warrior, hears the words of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son (Duryodhana) and is moved to respond—setting up Śalya’s ensuing reaction or counsel within the unfolding events of the battle narrative.